# phpdox > A PHP documentation generator. > More information: . - Display an annotated skeleton configuration XML file: `phpdox --skel` - Generate documentation for the current working directory: `phpdox` - Generate documentation using a specific configuration file: `phpdox --file {{path/to/phpdox.xml}}` - Only run the metadata collection process: `phpdox --collector` - Only run the documentation generator process: `phpdox --generator`